Window screen



Jan. 6, 1931. LDHERNDON 1,788,296

WINDOW SCREEN Filed May 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY L. D. HERNDON 1,788,296

- WINDOW SCREEN Filed May 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jain. 6, 1931.

ATTOR NEY WITNESS:

Patented Jan. 6, 1931 1 users s'rs ater jigsazee wmnow SCREEN- I Application filed May'S, 1929. Serial no. 361,471.

This invention relates to a window screen,

the general object of the/invention being to difficulty.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple means for holding the'screen 1n the frame of the device.

This invention also consists in certain" other features of construct1on and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, ref erence Wlll be had to the accompanying drawings wherein hke characters denote l1ke or corresponding parts throughout the sev-- 5 eral views, and in Wh1ch:

Figure l'is an exterior view of a window frame, showing the improved screen in place.

Figure 2 ure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 1. a a

Figure 4 is a sectional view through a part of the screen.

In these views, the numeral 1 indicates the is a section on line 22 of Figframe of the screen, the screen being shown at 2, and 3 indicates the frame of the window. A pair of brackets 4 is fastened to the top edge of the screen frame, the upper part of each bracket having an opening therein and a pair of brackets 5 is fastened to the outer face of the top part of the window frame. Each bracket has its central. part of substantially U shape,as shown at 6, with an upward extension 7 on the bight of the U and the limbs of each U are notched at their upper edges so that a space is formed by said notches and the extension 7 to receive the top part of the bracket 4: when the open ing in the bracket is passed over the U- shaped part 6. Thus the screen frame is hingedly' connected with the. window frame by these brackets and the. screen frame can b-e easily, and quickly removed from-the, I window frame by simplypushing thelscreein frame out of the window frame-and then lifting it so that the brackets 4 will clear the extensions 7. The hinge'arrangement' per mits the; screen to be sw ungoutwardly from the window frame and a position by a hook 8 connected with the lower part of the screen frame and engaging. an eye Qon'the sill ofthe window. y The. screen frame is formed with a flange IO which fits withinthe window-opening and the oute'rpart of the screen frame fitsagainst the outer'face'of the'window frame so that Lenn n. nnannon, or: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA it is held in closed the screen willffit various sizes ofwindow frames. The screen; frame I p is j also formed wlth a second tween thetwoflanges' and the mesh is held in] this space by the U-shapedfiller strips 13 flange 11 whichisspacedfrom" I the firstlflange and the mesh 12 is adapted to have its edges depressedinto the space-hewhich arepressedinto the-space between the i t'wo flanges and act to clamp the edges of themesh into said space. The filler strips. are held in thespacebythe screws 14twhich pass through the strips and the flanges; The

screen framemay be provided with a' cenf trally arranged a cross bar bolted a channeled cross bar press the central the bar '15.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a window screen, all parts of which are formed of metal and one in which the mesh is securely held in place, but which can readily be removed when worn and replaced. by a new mesh. The screen frame can be easily opened and closed from the inside. of a window and it can also be removed from 1 the window frame when desired.

It will, of course, be understood that the screen can be used for a door opening as well as a window opening. i

It is thought from the foregoing description-that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be 15 towhich isa 16' which acts to part of'ithe' screen against made inthe construction and in the combinaw tion and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 2-- r 5 1. A screen of the character described comprising a' rectangular one-piece metallic frame including'a relatively wide fiat body portion having its inner edges bent to1pro-' vide a right angularly disposed flange, a

second flangeprojecting inwardly from the frame spaced from and in parallelismvith the first mentioned flange, both of said flanges being spaced inwardly from the edges of the window opening when the screen is in use,

a wire fabric having its marginal'edges bent between said flanges, and a substantially U shaped filler strip positioned between the flanges for clamping the wire fabric therebetween and lined substantially flushfwith the free edges of said flanges.

" p 2; Awindow screen of the character described comprising a one piece substantially rectangular shaped frame, including a relatively wide fiat body portion adapted'to bear against the face of thewindow casing,fand

'7 having its inner edge extended to provide a right angularly disposed flange, a second flange projecting from one side of thevbody portion'and arranged about-in spaced par- 0 allel relation to the first mentioned flange, a; V

' wire'fabric having its marginal edges bent I a inthe spaces'between said fla'ng'es',a substantially U-shaped filler strip received between said flanges for clampinglthe fabric to the frame and lined substantially flush with the free edges of the flanges, atransvers'e'barsup ported by the first mentioned flanges cen- V (Tally of said'framaand bearing against one Y side of'the wire fabric, and a channel cross i 0 bar bearing against the opposite side of the fabric and connected with the said transverse bar, and said flanges of the frame being spaced inwardly from the adjacentedges of the Window opening when the screen is'in p In testimony whereof I aflix 'mysi'gnature.

v LANEY 1).:HERNDON. 

